Here’s how to find out how much sleep you REALLY need — and get it!

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Today’s technology has made it easier than ever before to learn intimate details about the lives of strangers. Every waking moment, we have the power to compare our daily routines to everyone else’s on the web.

One topic of comparison that seems to be always circulating in the media is sleep. We constantly ask our friends, our doctors and above all our bot overlords, “How much sleep do I need, actually?”

It’s astounding how many people feel entitled to advise strangers on how much to sleep. A few of them have valuable insights to offer, most don’t, and none of them can know how your body and mind truly feel like you do.

So instead of looking for someone else to answer our sleep questions, maybe we should focus on learning how to evaluate our own sleep. Then we can decide for ourselves how many zzz’s we need, and how to get the most out of them.

What are the signs of sleep deprivation or over-sleeping?

There are several key symptoms that signal a little too much shut-eye. They include fatigue, brain fog, memory loss and weight gain.